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Landscape record TQ 45 NE 178 - Combe bank
Summary
Gardens and pleasure grounds dating from the 1720s and, particularly, the 1740s, associated with a country house and set in a small park. Extensive alterations to the gardens were made by Ludwig Mond and Robert Mond from 1906. Features include shrubberies and lawns near the house. To the south of the house are terraces planted with shrubs and laid out with paths. At the east end is the base of a palm house. Caves and an ice house at the west end of the rocky ridge were excavated out in 1815. The lake has a boathouse and garden seat on its banks.The north park became derelict after construction of the M25; recent attempts to develop it as a burial ground remain unresolved.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 4787 5584 (967m by 1286m) |
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Map sheet | TQ45NE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | BRASTED, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Civil Parish | SUNDRIDGE WITH IDE HILL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
<2> Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (9)
- Parent of: EASTERNMOST OF A PAIR OF SPHINXES TO WEST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 94)
- Parent of: ICE HOUSE ADJOINING PALM HOUSE TO SOUTH EAST (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 126)
- Parent of: NORTHERNMOST URN TO EAST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 96)
- Parent of: RUSTIC ARCH AND BRIDGE (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 127)
- Parent of: SOUTHERNMOST URN TO EAST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 122)
- Parent of: STATUE OF LION TO WEST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 124)
- Parent of: URN TO SOUTH EAST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 92)
- Parent of: URN TO SOUTH WEST OF COMBE BANK (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 86)
- Part of: COMBE BANK (CONVENT OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS) (Listed Building) (TQ 45 NE 81)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2021 12:15PM